Example sentences of "through [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 She walked heavily upstairs again , relieved to have a chance to think through her options undistracted by David 's physical presence .
2 ‘ The problem is that the Government has n't properly thought through its proposals for contaminated land , ’ says Mr Humber .
3 Social workers will need to think through their own views on the value and purpose of the family .
4 For some reason many professionals believe that they must do all they have time to do for people with problems , though without thinking through their view that this is ‘ good ’ professional practice : it tends to be done for its own sake .
5 People can begin to adjust and to think through their own preferences .
6 Now , partly I think as a result of the numbers being fewer , but partly as a result of simply a greater awareness of need , I think , the schools are more caring places , they do try erm not to treat erm minority groups as just annoying variants on the majority group , they try to erm think through their problems and to help to meet them .
7 A strain of independent socialist thinking runs through his courses , pamphlets , and articles for Plebs , the NCL journal he edited .
8 A strain of independent socialist thinking runs through his courses , pamphlets , and articles for Plebs , the NCL journal he edited for many years .
9 A person can become a Christian for all sorts of reasons , but it is vital for Christianity if it is true , that he think through his faith afterwards to the point where he understands why he believes — at least to the level at which his mind demands satisfaction in understanding other areas of life .
10 Iris Murdoch 's novel A Fairly Honourable Defeat ( 1970 ) poses the far more terrible hypothesis of a being utterly without compassion who takes delight in wrecking the lives of others : his self-sufficient malignity seemingly motiveless until the last pages of the book , when a tattooed number is noticed on his arm , and a casual remark — ‘ I spent the war in Belsen ’ — forces the reader to think back through his destructive conduct as ‘ an instrument of justice ’ in destroying a happy marriage and endangering a harmonious relationship between two men .
11 By dedicating at least five minutes a day to thinking through his use of time , the Profitboss manages to get his priorities right .
12 To avoid the impression that he was leaving in a fit of pique ( and perhaps also to think through his decision more fully ) , he delayed the public announcement almost three weeks while he took a vacation in the South of France .
13 In the early days of the band , before John arrived , he 'd beaver away at us in the pub , making us think through our attitudes We ’ d be sitting there talking about music and he 'd dive in .
14 Think through your fingers , think through your skin .
15 Think through your fingers , think through your skin .
16 On the second day , think through your sense of taste .
17 Specially trained careers advisers can help you think through your choices , give you impartial advice about your suitability for different opportunities , and help you find the right course .
18 Think through your decision carefully before going to be tested and do n't be pressurised into having a test unless you have had enough time to decide whether it is the best thing for you .
19 Think through your reaction to these ideas .
20 It 's easy to become enthusiastic about ideas for using something new , without stopping to think through your reasons for doing it .
21 Use this useless lull in your life to think through your next step or rectify a recent move .
22 Tuesday 's relaxed and informal atmosphere puts you at your ease and gives you the time to think through your current life direction and emphasis .
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